Karex produces more than 5bn condoms each year—around a fifth of the global total. Lately, however, the firm has struggled to perform https://www.economist.com/business/2026/05/27/the-worlds-top-condom-maker-is-getting-squeezed?taid=6a19dfe1b2348a0001b5c585&utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=voante